The history of petroleum pollution in Malaysia; urgent need for integrated prevention approach

• Main Authors: Sakari, Mahyar, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Mohamed, Che Abd Rahim, Lajis, Nordin, Chandru, Kuhan, Bahry, Pourya Shahpoury, Mohammad Shafiee, Mohammadreza, Sofia Anita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thai Society of Higher Eduction Institutes on Environment 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17181/1/The%20history%20of%20petroleum%20pollution%20in%20Malaysia%3B%20urgent%20need%20for%20integrated%20prevention%20approach.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17181/

Petroleum pollution is known as point and non-point source of contaminations in the environment. A major class of petroleum contaminant is groups of compounds consist of two or more fused benzene rings called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic. Source...